360 pages : 29 cm

"The 1470s - the decade of Lorenzo de'Medici's rise to power - was a remarkable moment in Florence's history. It was a time of intense activity for the city's creative workforce. Beauty had long been an intrinsic part of the city's identity and prestige, and rich and powerful Florentine families saw cultivation of the visual arts as an essential way to assert their influence, commissioning artists and craftsmen to create impressive paintings, objects and monuments to enhance their status." "Published to accompany a major exhibition at the National Gallery, London, this illustrated volume offers an introduction to the principal patrons, projects and artistic personalities within Florence during this period. It concentrates on the activities of the leading artists - Andrea del Verrocchio, Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, Sandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi and the young Leonardo da Vinci - illustrating their special contributions and highlighting their differences, common sources, ambitions and responses to each other."--Jacket

Issued in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Gallery sponsored by Esso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-351) and index

1. Florence in the 1470s -- 2. Patrons and Projects -- 3. Artists and Workshops -- Catalogue. I. The Art of the 1470s. II. Verrocchio's Workshop and its Projects. III. Verrocchio and his Workshop: Teaching and Transmission. IV. The Pollaiuolo Brothers. V. The Heroic and the Antique. VI. Sacred Beauty. VII. 'The Beautiful Chamber'

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